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    1. PhotoA pipeline for a geothermal power project in Olkaria, Kenya.
      CreditMichael Gottschalk/Photothek, via Getty Images

      A Surprise in Africa: Air Pollution Falls as Economies Rise

      Air quality is improving in one of the continent’s fastest-growing regions, researchers have found. If the trend can be sustained, it would be good news for human health and climate change.

      By Shola Lawal

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    CreditClockwise from top left, KC Nwakalor for The New York Times; Max Whittaker for The New York Times; Brian L. Frank for The New York Times; NASA/OIB/Jeremy Harbeck.

    The Year in Climate

    A lot happened in 2020. Here’s how The Times’s Climate Desk covered it.

  1. Before Himalayan Flood, India Ignored Warnings of Development Risks

    Long before a deadly flood hit two hydroelectric dams, scientists warned repeatedly that such projects were dangerous in a fragile region made more so by global warming.

    By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar

  2. Oil Giants Win Offshore Wind Leases in Britain

    BP and Total plan to spend billions of dollars developing the wind farms in an effort to aid their shift to renewable energy.

    By Stanley Reed

  3. The World Through a Lens

    Beauty, Serenity, Stillness: An Ode to the Final Miles of the Mississippi River

    Stark and minimalist in their beauty, the landscapes and communities in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish exist in a state of constant change.

    By Matthew D. White

  4. Coal-Fired Power Took a Beating During the Pandemic, Study Finds

    A broad move away from coal power was an important factor in pushing down global greenhouse gas emissions, researchers said, and could help accelerate a shift toward renewable energy.

    By Veronica Penney

  5. Glacier Bursts in India, Leaving More Than 100 Missing in Floods

    Rescue efforts were underway in the northern state of Uttarakhand, where officials said a hydroelectric dam project had been largely swept away.

    By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar

  6. ‘Freight Train’ Snowstorm Taking Aim at the East

    The storm is bringing heavy snowfall and is expected to be followed by single-digit temperatures, forecasters said.

    By Christopher Mele

  7. What Does Climate Change Sound Like?

    How we tried to tell the story of a warming planet. Plus, the woman behind The Daily’s crazy-busy calendar.

    By Lauren Jackson

  8. Pacific Islands’ Most Important Megaphone Falls Into Discord

    The future of an 18-nation group is in doubt after Palau abandoned it over a leadership dispute.

    By Damien Cave

  9. Paul Crutzen, Nobel Laureate Who Fought Climate Change, Dies at 87

    He named our age the “Anthropocene” and warned the world of threats that certain chemicals posed to the ozone layer.

    By John Schwartz

  10. Biden’s Policies Are Popular. What Does That Mean for Republicans?

    Polls show that on issues like a stimulus bill, climate change and immigration, most Americans support the president’s plans. Torn by infighting, the G.O.P. is still figuring out its lines of attack.

    By Giovanni Russonello